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@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ client(AddChatUserRequest(
     user_to_add,
     fwd_limit=10  # allow the user to see the 10 last messages
 ))
-```
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+```
+
+## Checking a link without joining
+
+If you don't need to join but rather check whether it's a group or a channel, you can use the [`CheckChatInviteRequest`](https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon/methods/messages/check_chat_invite.html), which takes in the [hash](https://github.com/LonamiWebs/Telethon/wiki/Joining-a-chat-or-channel#joining-a-private-chat-or-channel) of said channel or group.
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